Adelaide's Miniatures by Design

About Adelaide

Adelaide Cann is an Australian Artisan in Miniature who works mainly 1:12 scale (dolls house scale). She lives on the east coast of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales.

When she is unable to source miniatures for her workshops she delivers regularly, she creates them from scratch ! Her special interest is laser cut miniatures in various mediums. She enjoys the end to end process from design to laser cutting on her laser cutter machine. The computer is integral, enabling Adelaide to create and replicate projects for Workshops and Kits plus keeps her connected with all her mini-friends around the world.

Inspiration comes from many aspects of Adelaide's life, from the people she meets day to day to the websites she visits in search of new miniature project ideas. In her spare time she likes to share her enthusiasm and expertise tutoring workshops on her miniature creations. Adelaide says there are many pluses in being involved in the hobby of dolls house miniatures. It keeps you fit walking around miniature shows, your mind active and hands busy but beware, it may take up all your spare time, become addictive and keep you purse empty.

Downsizing life size items to 1:12 scale and smaller is an enjoyable challenge and some of her Australiana laser cut miniatures are sure to be collectors items in the future any aspects of Adelaide's life, from the people she meets day to day to the websites she visits in search of new miniature project ideas.

In her spare time she likes to share her enthusiasm and expertise tutoring workshops on her miniature creations. Adelaide says there are many pluses in being involved in the hobby of dolls house miniatures. It keeps you fit walking around miniature shows, your mind active and hands busy but beware, it may take up all your spare time, become addictive and keep you purse empty. Downsizing life size items to 1:12 scale and smaller is an enjoyable challenge !straliana laser cut miniatures are sure to be collectors items in the future

Adelaide is a member of various miniature associations in Australia and overseas. She volunteers her time, miniature expertise and creations to promote the miniatures hobby.

Organisations she is a member of:

AUSTRALIA

New South Wales - NSWAMEA Australian Miniature Enthusiasts Association

Since joining AMEA in 2005 she has held Executive Committee positions of President, Vice President and Secretary. Other roles included Webmaster (Dec 2007 to Mar 2015) and Workshop Organiser (Jan 2008 to Dec 2015). She has organised various workshop retreats and was Convenor for the AMEA 2009 Convention held in Goulburn NSW...and is a committee member in 2018